Tag: Oslo

Changing of the wind-blown guards

KING WINTER. An icy gust of January wind reduces visibility for these royal guardsmen outside Oslo's royal palace. The mid-day changing of the guards...

Winter in the city

COLD QUIET NIGHTS. Hands in his pockets and wearing a wool hat, a man making his way through downtown Oslo, past the...

'Fortress Oslo' ready for Obama

Security fences and barricades are in place, foreign journalists are wandering around and thousands of police officers are in Oslo as Norway's capital welcomed...

Oslo third 'greenest' in Europe

Norway's capital ranks third on this year's European Green City Index, which measures and rates the environmental performance of 30 major cities in 30...

Oslo settlements date to the Stone Age

New discoveries by archaeologists indicate that some of Oslo's history may need to be re-written. Field research on the Ekeberg Plateau, which rises above...

Oslo battens down the hatches

Security preparations are in full swing as Oslo police and US Secret Service personnel get ready to protect US President Barack Obama. He'll arrive...

Waterfront projects run into critics

Oslo's massive and ongoing plans to redevelop its waterfront have been widely praised, but now the high-rise office and apartment buildings that are part...

Cruise record calls for more piers

Another record number of cruise ships sailed in and out of Oslo this past summer, and around the entire country as well. The booming...

Oslo gears up to welcome Obama

It took awhile before it was confirmed that US President Barack Obama (photo) will actually come to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize...

Top Oslo politician steps down

Erling Lae, who has led Oslo's municipal government longer than anyone else, announced his resignation on Wednesday. He claimed there was nothing dramatic behind...
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